Mike Price
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 6, 1946 Denver, Colorado |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1966 | Washington State |
| 1967–1968 | Puget Sound |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1970 | Washington State (GA) |
| 1971–1973 | Puget Sound (OC) |
| 1974–1977 | Washington State (RB) |
| 1978–1980 | Missouri (QB/WR) |
| 1981–1988 | Weber State |
| 1989–2002 | Washington State |
| 2004–2012 | UTEP |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 177–183 |
| Bowls | 3–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Pac-10 (1997, 2002) | |
| Awards | |
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Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1997) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1997) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (1997) Sporting News College Football COY (1997) 2x Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1997, 2001) |
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Michael Bruce "Mike" Price (born April 6, 1946) is a retired college football coach, who was most recently the head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP, 2004–2012). He was previously the head coach at Weber State College (1981–1988), Washington State University (1989–2002), and the University of Alabama, the last from which he was fired before coaching a game in 2003.
Born in Colorado, Price grew up in Everett, Washington, twenty five miles (40 km) north of Seattle. He was the son of Walt Price, the longtime head football coach at Everett Junior College. At Everett High School, Price was a teammate of Dennis Erickson, the son of Pinky Erickson, the head coach at cross-town rival Cascade High. Everett High was coached by Bill Dunn, a next-door neighbor of the Ericksons. Dennis Erickson was a year behind Price, but took his job as starting quarterback midway through Price's senior year, and Price was moved to defense as a safety. The team finished 9–1. Price went on to play at Everett Junior College, Washington State, and finally at Puget Sound, where he co-captained the football team and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Price met his wife, the former Joyce Taylor, in kindergarten in the early 1950s. They were married at age 19 and they had three children: two sons (who were his assistant coaches) and a daughter.
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